It also keeps the look of the property intact. In the AutoCorrect dialog box, do the following: Click the AutoFormat As You Type tab, and under Replace as you type, select or clear the 'Straight quotes' with smart quotes check box. Click Proofing, and then click AutoCorrect Options. Best advice is to have the joints removed with a 4.5inch grinder to 20mm depth washed out and re pointed. To disable smart quotes, On the File tab, click Options. Helps to prevent the freezing and insulates the house. You may have seen houses being insulated on the outside then rendered recently. If you have a render and the water freezes behind the render, then the render will pop. Repointing with a lime based mix will help to stop water getting into the mortar joints thus reducing amount of moisture in the brick work which could freeze, but also the lime mortar allows water out. The condensate sometimes freezes within bricks which blows the face off, which seems to be your experience. This is called interstitial condensation. When the wall is cold on the outside the warm air hits cold bricks and condensates, just as it does on the windows of bathroom and kitchens. This is from the inside of the property where very warm air laden with moisture hits the external walls and it try to pass through the plaster and brick work to the outside. In solid wall construction the issue you have is condensation. Aesthetically I would prefer to keep the bare brickwork but my main priority is to keep the damp out as I've had a dry rot problem in the past. The second builder (who specialises in repointing), said that the brickwork is basically fine (bar the odd brick that needs replacing) and that rendering, particularly on an old house like this,is more likely to seal moisture in than seal it out and will cause more problems than it solves.īoth are clearly trying to sell me the service they specialise in and I don't know who to trust. He recommended using K-rend and said this would be better at keeping the moisture out than just re-pointing. The first builder said that some of the brick is deteriorating and will continue to do so. I have solid walls not cavity, limestone pointing. I have been getting quotes from builder to repoint it and getting completely opposite advice. I own a Victorian (1890ish) house which is suffering from some damp problems as a result of damage to the pointing.
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